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Thesis survey for boaters! MollyG at 1:43pm 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1007 Hi everyone! My name is Molly, I'm a sailor, prior liveaboard, and graduate student. I'm doing my th
Compression post repair 30' Hunter Bob Carr at 1:33pm 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/410 Do any of the members have experience with replacing compression posts on old 30' Hunters
Stack Pack on boltrope Main Jimongee at 9:19am 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/362 I am replacing a very old sail cover with a Stack Pack. The Main on our C'C 35 Mark III uses a bolt
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 6:16am 01.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 42/2613 Has anyone installed a large frame alternator on a Universal M25XP. I am thinking about buying one
Wema replacement sending unit (1) chp at 6:15am 01.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/542 Has anyone replaced this Wema sending unit for their waste tank. If so which unit did you replace it
Replace Radar buddybear at 5:45pm 01.11.24 Catalina 310 20/1677 I have a 2001 310 with a Raymarine Radar and a C70 Raymarine display. I am looking to upgrade, possi
Baby Stay Richard Peters at 10:42am 01.11.24 Sirius 21/22 8/823 I have recently purchased a Sirius 22. It's a nice little boat as far as I can see. However, being a
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 7:02am 01.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/1337 Just purchased this boat for cheap because the owner is moving out of state. It looks decent for wha
Good Winter Read (1) RoyS at 6:35am 01.11.24 Ask All Sailors 19/726 Excellent sea adventure book. Rounding Cape Horn in 1742, chasing a treasure ship, ship wreck, mutin
St. Pete boat show party CYQK at 6:33am 01.11.24 Ask All Sailors 1/194 Anyone know the info about the cruisers bash
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Pericles at 11:50am 01.10.24 Ask All Sailors 10/540 Are there glow plugs on my 1978 Yanmar YSM one cylinder?
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 8:50am 01.10.24 Ask All Sailors 44/2147 I play guitar as I assume others as well. My repertoire is mostly classical Spanish music; Albeniz,
Trade Opportunity: Your Yacht for My Classic 66-Footer in Spain (1) xmercado at 6:24am 01.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/79 Ref: Yacht Exchange Offer for My Classic 66-foot M/Y Ferrara, Based Near Barcelona, Spain, Permanent
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 4:33am 01.10.24 Ask All Sailors 9/456 Like to attend for the first time and crusiers bash any recomendations
airhorn install (1) Anomymous 163294 at 4:44pm 01.09.24 Day Sailers 16/902 i am looking to install airhorn on my 22 oday. i want to have my compresser inside vberth on bulkhea
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements tfox2069 at 3:03pm 01.09.24 Parts Search 12/1028 This has obvious potential implications for other boats with nonstandard ports: Problems with agein
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal Crusty Ol Salt at 11:55am 01.09.24 Ask All Sailors 7/527 Not sure where to post something like this. All Sailors seemed 'bout as good as anything. US Army Co
Demasted (3) Slipin Away at 9:38am 01.09.24 Ask All Sailors 6/501 We lost the mast on a recent trip from the Rio Dulce to Roatan. Winds were moderate 12-17 kts. and
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 8:18am 01.09.24 Smaller Boats 6/870 I will be moving my late uncles Cal 25 approximately 275 miles and wanted to know how feasible it is
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? (1) Claude L.-Auger at 5:37am 01.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/401 I have an opportunity to pick up a set of dinghy davits. Before I do I need to make sure they'll fit

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Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 07.02.24 I'd go for a 420 over most of these boats as you're not going to get bored with it as easily. Much f
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:07am 07.02.24 Engine is still in pieces but I did manage to find a used carb. Next up will be to put the motor bac
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 5:38am 07.02.24 If the sender is round (most are) can't you just rotate it and drill new holes? Easy. That actu
3gm30f injection pump rack control stuck Fedor Aredakov at 5:18am 07.02.24 Eventually I managed to remove it. It was 128170-51101 PLUNGER W/BARREL broken. Have no idea how it
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 JamesG161 at 4:59am 07.02.24 That is a stress crack , rare to happen unless Oxygen is starved from the Stainless Steel. That is
Stripped screws in plastic JamesG161 at 4:57am 07.02.24 Fill with epoxy and retap it. Jim...
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 4:51am 07.02.24 Thanks for the feedback. Already in talks with welder(s) on island. The arch was never covered with
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 JamesG161 at 4:48am 07.02.24 the arch is so tremendously oversized that I can't see normal tension from the boom causing it. W
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 4:40am 07.02.24 Although Hurricane BerylNDBC - Station 42059 Recent Data Current data 225755 225756 It a CAT 5 s
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 4:25am 07.02.24 What about wrapping screws in teflon tape?
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Indysailor at 4:06am 07.02.24 Look at Sol. It's basically a sunfish with a full cockpit. https://sailsportmarine.com/products/sol-
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:40am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A f
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 3:25am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A fe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 3:11am 07.02.24
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:09am 07.02.24
Search function on iPhone ? Davidasailor26 at 2:35am 07.02.24 The app was made by some third party and is not really supported. Stick with the web version. It doe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 2:16am 07.02.24 Add a tooth pick to each screw hole then tighten down? Not sure how the toothpicks will react to d
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 11:13pm 07.01.24 Im still confused about what the purple alternator excite wire does on our engines, still researchin
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 9:04pm 07.01.24
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 8:58pm 07.01.24 The one thing that doesn't sound as if it was done when the pump was attached is to back off the fu

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